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Newlyweds on tenterhooks as baby girl who had heart surgery 2 weeks ago awaits liver transplant with dad ready to be emergency living donor

Devoted newlyweds whose adorable baby girl was whisked into hospital three days into their honeymoon and had open heart surgery two weeks ago are now on tenterhooks as the “smiley” tot awaits a liver transplant. When within days of little Aria Kean ...

09 Aug 2022 at 08:00

Test could transform liver transplants by predicting complications – scientists

A new test could allow medics to predict the chances of liver transplants developing complications afterwards in less than 10 minutes, scientists have said. A prototype electrochemical biosensor is being developed by University of Edinburgh-based ...

11 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Family

My children said their goodbyes: Mum’s remarkable recovery after third transplant of liver that was being ‘eaten away’

A mum who was so unwell she forgot who her family were and her children “said their goodbyes” as her liver was being “eaten away” due to an auto-immune disease is now back to work and planning a holiday after the remarkable success of a third ...

07 Aug 2023 at 07:00

UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer is a success

A young woman is cancer-free after undergoing the UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer from Manchester, was given the surgery in the hope it could offer a potential cure for her ...

06 Jan 2025 at 03:20

Pig’s liver transplanted to human in world first

Medics have transplanted a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after the procedure. The man’s own liver had irreversible scarring caused by a hepatitis B infection and ...

09 Oct 2025 at 05:01

Health

‘I had a dual kidney and liver transplant as I turned 21 – now I’m training to become a transplant surgeon’

A medical student who went under the knife for 14 hours for a dual kidney and liver transplant operation days after his 21st birthday now dreams of becoming a surgeon himself to help other people. Andy Prigg, who grew up near ...

14 Jan 2026 at 06:30

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